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Michael van Gerwens exceptional emergence as the world No 1 has lasted long enough that he might become even greater than Phil Taylor. The Dutchman is just 26, whereas Taylor didnt throw his first competitive arrow until the same age. Van Gerwen broke Taylors record for the highest ever televised average in this years Premier League but does that mean hes overtaking the 16-time world champion?Sky Sports expert Wayne Mardle ponders who is better... Sky Live: PL Darts Thursday, 7pm, Sky Sports 1 Has Van Gerwen has become the best darts player ever? The debate has started. Is Michael van Gerwen the greatest darts player ever? Mardle said: Its not just the wins, its the performances. Whenever he is pushed, he has an answer.At the World Championship he lost with a 105 average. I dont ever remember Taylor having to deal with that during a World Championship. What Im getting at, is that the quality Michael needs to play at to win week-in week-out is not what Taylor had to put up with.I was world No 4 for a while. I was the equivalent of Adrian Lewis or Peter Wright. I couldnt beat Taylor, I only beat him once on the main stage. These guys can beat Van Gerwen or Taylor. Dave Chisnall is currently world No 10 - back in the day, that would have been Roland Scholten who has the very worst record of absolutely anyone against Taylor.Scholten was in the world top eight for six years! Can you imagine someone in todays top eight playing Van Gerwen 28 times and losing 25? That wouldnt happen now, its not possible. Watch Michael van Gerwen set a new record for the highest televised average score The players today are of a standard where, in 25 times, they will play their best game which is good enough to beat Michael. Against Phil it wasnt possible. My record against Phil was dismal - I played him 29 times and won three, and I was one of the players gunning for him!Phil didnt throw a competitive dart until he was 26. Michael, at 16, was ranked inside the BDOs top 10. Im not taking anything away from Phil but the opposition were not good - and I include myself in that.Does Taylors longevity makes him greater than MVG? Llook back at Phil Taylor’s previous record average of 117.35 from Exeter in 2012. Mardle said: Phil could only beat what was in front of him. He was probably too good, before his time. Hes a darting freak because he was always so much better than the rest.He didnt have the opponents to push him which is actually more impressive because he still pushed himself on. The fact that he kept striving for another win, another hiding, is impressive.I remember playing him in a Premier League game when you had to play all 11 legs. I was 8-0 down in Norwich and I remember thinking Phil really wanted to beat me 11-0 badly. I won two legs and he was devastated, you could see it in his eyes. I remember thinking he had something I didnt have - forget wins or talent - he had a special desire. Relive a Phil Taylor classic in the 2013 Grand Slam semi-final against Adrian Lewis We have all these stats about averages but do you really need to average 103? If you average 93 against someone averaging 83, you will annihilate them. Averages are just a guide.Deciding who is the best ever player shouldnt be subjective. You need a fact or a stat. Michael, before he packs up, needs to win six world titles. He cant have five, in the same bracket as Eric Bristow or Raymond van Barneveld, he needs six. 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